
Hawai'i Concert Society
2024-2025 Educational Activities
We are pleased to have arranged educational activities involving five of the seven artists who gave public concerts this season. Top left to right: in October the Galliard String Quartet performed for the string orchestra class at Hilo High School. In January the early music group Gut, Wind, and Wire visited Malamalama Waldorf School, where Mindy Rosefeld demonstrated one of her multitude of baroque recorders and Ronn McFarlane explained to Hilo Intermediate School students the design and the history of the lute, the most popular instrument during the Renaissance. Bottom: in March Nathan Meltzer presided over a master class for six violin students of Cathy Young. Rather than demonstrate on his 1793 Storioni violin, Nathan used the students’ violins; this showed the students that they too could sound very good on their instruments. Also in March, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana gave both a lecture demonstration of their art form and a master class for dance students at U. H. Hilo. In May our final artist of the season, Ilya Yakushev combined a master class for five local students with a 20-minute performance for them. Upon the recommendation of the U.H. Hilo Performing Arts Department, the Concert Society has awarded $1,000 scholarships to two talented individuals, music student Aleah Kay and dance student Jourdan Park. We thank our membership, whose contributions help to finance our outreach activities.​

2023-2024 Educational Activities
We are fortunate to have arranged seven educational activities involving six of the seven artists who gave public concerts during the 2023-24 season.Top left: in October the Verona Quartet performed in front of approximately 100 Hilo High School students. Top right: in November, pianist Mahani Teave gave a master class at First United Protestant Church for six Hilo area students. Middle left: Spanish Brass gave a lively performance in front of 200 students at Kamehameha Schools in early January. Middle right: Trio con Brio performed for 100 students at Keonepoko Elementary School in February. Bottom left: pianist Anna Geniushene with six students and their teachers following her master class in March. Bottom right: the Cavatina Duo presented two educational programs, one for 50 Hilo High students and the one shown for approximately 300 engaged and enthusiastic children at the combined Kalanianaole - Haaheo Elementary School.
Upon the recommendation of the U. H. Hilo Performing Arts Department, the Concert Society awarded $1,000 scholarships to two talented and deserving students, Dane Dupree and Misty Cruden. The awards are double those of the several previous years.
We thank our membership, whose contributions help to finance these outreach activities





